The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-31
RED RIVER VALLEY RAILROAD.
The Manitobans Defiant and Serious Trouble
Imminent.

The Manitobans Defiant and Serious Trouble
Imminent.
WINNIPEG, Man, August 22.-Little else
is talked of save the perilous position OF
affairs here over the Red River Valley rail
way injunction. The action of the con
tractors in going right on with the work
despite the injunction is commended on
every hand, and hundreds of people are
heard expressing the opinion that II any
assistance is needed to enforce the position
taken they can be relied upon to turn out.
The contractors who defied the injunction
and went on with the work came to the
city to-day and are the lions of the oc-
casion.
WHAT NORQUAY SAYS.
CHICAGO, August 22-John Norquay,
the giant Scotch-Cree half breed prime
minister, of Manitoba, who has been in
Chicago since Thursday, left last evening
for Toronto, from which point he will pro
ceed at once to Winnipeg via the Cana
dian Pacific railway, should the signs of
conflict in that quarter not disappear to-
day. Before leaving, he said: eyes,
there may be trouble, even to the extent
of conflict Of arms" Continuing, Mr..
Norquay stated had he been in st. Paul
and Chicago for the purpose of raising
temporary loan on the credit of the pro
vincial government for the purpose of
new road, and not to escape service OF the
Injunction warrant as stated in Winnipeg
dispatch. He stated that he would do all
he could to prevent trouble, and would
even go to Ottawa for that purpose before
returning home, if necessary. However,
the road undertaken would be completed,
even at the point of the bayonet. He be-
lieved the federal authority would resist
them, and, of course, if such we're the
case, there would be bloodshed.
ANOTHER INJUNCTION.
TORONTO, August 23.-Major Walsh, a
leading conservative of Manitoba, has re-
turned to Toronto from the maritime prov
inces, where he had an interview with Sir
John A. Mcdonald regarding disallow-
ances in Manitoba.
II am determined" said Sir John, ''that
the construction Of that road shall be stop
ped, if necessary by British regulars. On
my suggestion the imperial government
has decided to establish a agarrison at Win
nipeg and troops will be sent there shortly.
The idea has met with favor by the British
government"
Mr.. Walsh replied, "Our people will re-
sist with an armed force and if collision
occurs a rebellion will follow
IT can't help that" said Sir John; ''fed
eral authority shall be maintained over
provincial authority and if rebellion is the
result it will not be my fault; it will be the
fault of the Manitobans. lam determined
to stop the construction of the Red River
Valley railroad if it has to be done at the
point of the bayonet."
THE "THUNDERERs'' VOICE.
LONDON, August 23.-The Times, in re-
ferring to the Manitoban railway and Cana
dian tariff questions, says: 'The position
altogether seems to be one in which heed
less haste on the part Of a few persons
must precipitate the solution of a very ex-
tensiye question in which the whole future
of the dominion is bound up"
WILL BE sUBPGNAED.
WINNIPEG, August 26.-An interesting
move was made by the provincial govern
ment to-day to try and induce the Cana
dian Pacific company into admitting their
connection with the recent issue Of in
functions and other opposition to the con
struction of the Red River road. General
Manager Of the Canadian Pacific, W. G.
Van Horne, Sir George Stock, manager of
the same road, and Donald Smith, di-
rector, arrived here from the west yester-
day and intend spending couple of days
in the neighborhood. To-day they visited
the branch line west, and during their alb
sence the government obtained subpenaes
against all three, which will necessitate
their being examined before the courts.
It is intended to serve the subpmnaes to-
morrow morning when the parties return
here, if Van Horne does not get wind of
it and give the city the go by. Public
feeling is still running high here.